Some said I would fail <br />Because of the family I'm from. <br />They said because we were poor <br />We were all gutter bound <br />And to have a chance at life <br />We would never overcome. <br />I Can't Do That! <br /> <br />They said I couldn't make it <br />They said I couldn't stand <br />Because I didn't have <br />Advanced grades in school. <br />They said I was stupid <br />And bound to break every rule. <br />I Can't Do That! <br /> <br />They said I wouldn't slide <br />Because of the color of my skin. <br />I jumped every good opportunity <br />I won't hold my head down <br />Because you moraly frown <br />Why should I give in. <br />I Can't Do that! <br /> <br />I was told even my kids <br />Wouldn't stand a chance. <br />Because of the life <br />Of my foreparents background <br />That we only see at a glance <br />No jail or illegitimatcies are found. <br />I Can't Do That! <br /> <br />Now as life issues its bullies <br />Its confidences of discouragement <br />I see just how many <br />Of these sad influences <br />Have such negative impact <br />In the lives of the positive are represented. <br />I Can't Do That! <br /> <br />They make you gay <br />When life ain't funny. <br />They make you a liar <br />If you make honest money. <br />They want you to feel less <br />For doing your best. <br />I Can't Do That! <br /> <br />They think you should fail <br />They think you should give up. <br />To do things to satisfy them <br />That would make you deserve time. <br />Living for what others want <br />I would really be out of my mind. <br />I Can't Do That!<br /><br />Cecelia Weir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-can-t-do-that/
